| So...this is going to sound kind of weird. Basically, I need some recommendations for what NOT to watch. --------> Here begins the tl;dr section, if you want just skip to the bottom of the post where I'll sum everything up nicely. [I started watching anime last summer, and began with titles like Sailor Moon and Tokyo Mew Mew. Then, I went in a little darker and watched Noir, Madoka Magica, and Paprika. Starting this season, I began watching Another. And, to be quite honest, it scared the shit out of me. Yeah, I know, most people don't even find it that scary, but I don't handle excessive blood, gore, and horror very well. I'll watch Another to the end just because I've gotten so far and I want to know the ending, but I seriously do NOT ever want to watch anything like this again, even if it's really good. I honestly had nightmares after watching each episode of Another, and I keep seeing random objects like coat hangers and such and imagining getting impaled or something. I know, this sounds totally ridiculous and stupid, but I'm a 16 year old girl who still enjoys mahou shoujo and cheesy romances more than horror shows like Another.] So, to sum it all up... What I'm okay with: -Blood, death, and violence associated with fighting and battles. -Mysteries that don't involve random people dying or getting hurt one by one. -Shows that are creepy, but not in the sense that definite impending doom is near. What I'm not okay with: -Innocent characters who could die at any moment -A bunch of people will die in each episode is guaranteed, but the form that death takes is unexpected, gruesome, and horrific. -Basically, shows similar to Another. So, what shows, based on the above criteria, should I definitely AVOID if I want to maintain my peace of mind and sanity? |
| Higurashi series. |
| From the top of my head: Blood C Shadow Star Narutaru Elfen Lied |
Paul said: Higurashi series. Yeah, I figured this would be the first suggestion. Definitely not watching this. :) |
mecharobot said: From the top of my head: Blood C Shadow Star Narutaru Elfen Lied Darn, I really wanted to watch Shadow Star Narutaru...is it more Madoka Magica creepy or Another/Higurashi creepy? |
Adair said: Darn, I really wanted to watch Shadow Star Narutaru...is it more Madoka Magica creepy or Another/Higurashi creepy? It doesn't have explicit gore, but innocent people die in hideous ways. I'd only watch it if you like to see people suffer (which you don't). The story is incomplete and very disjointetly presented too. I've also heard things about Bokurano, but for some reason I haven't found the time to watch it myself yet. You might want to get someones opinion on it prior to watching. |
Infinite8 said: Dont watch Bleach! You will get trolled! ^^ /\ Because trolls are everywhere. |
| Ga Rei Zero |
mecharobot said: I've also heard things about Bokurano, but for some reason I haven't found the time to watch it myself yet. You might want to get someones opinion on it prior to watching. Bokurano has children (some are more innocent than others) that are set up to die, but their deaths aren't really unexpected. And they do have forewarning before death. And once the initial ones are chosen, that's it. Their deaths are also not horrific or gruesome. Shiki would be one to avoid, though. Kakurenbo would probably also be one to avoid. Baccano! is a fantastic show, but innocent people do die, and some of the deaths are rather gorey and horrific. It's very far from an 'impending doom' feel, though. ...Wow. I like dark, and it's hard to come up with ones that would really fit the criteria. There aren't that many to avoid. |
SweetpeaMar 17, 2012 8:44 PM
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| Also avoid: Umineko no Naku Koro ni Ghost Hunt - wasn't bloody really, but scary shit sometimes Elfen Lied, lulz Mars of Destruction XD |
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| Seconding Shiki. Creepy and gory. :( I rather liked the show though, though I think I liked it more for the characters than anything else. Ghost Hound! It freaked me out in the very first minute of the first episode. Oh, no one actually dies mysteriously in every episode, though the atmosphere of most of the episodes is rather creepy. It does get milder towards the end though, where everything starts making more sense, but you might still want to avoid it. I can't deny that it had a very nice plot though. xD Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? is really... meaninglessly bloody. The plot itself is not scary in any way, but the really scary part, I feel, is how the main character manages to get himself half-murdered right from the first episode of the show. |
| 11eyes Green Green Eiken |
| Ah, a kindred spirit! I, too, cannot watch excessive violence/gore. (Which is such a shame because there are a number of series I'd really like to see but can't for that reason.) That said, I'd like to say I think both Ghost Hound and Ghost Hunt should be fine for you. I loved Ghost Hound; it had no violence that I remember; and was only moderately, good-amounts-of creepy. Ghost Hunt I only liked okay, but it, too, should probably be all right for you, provided you watch with the lights on. Ones that have not yet been mentioned that you might want to steer clear of (ones that were more than I could handle, violence-wise, anyway) are: Bakemonogatari Yami no Matsuei |
| Would probably also steer clear of Jigoku Shoujo and its sequels. |
bravesirrobin said: Ga Rei Zero No. Gantz, not because it's gory, but because it's horrible shit. |
mecharobot said: Adair said: Darn, I really wanted to watch Shadow Star Narutaru...is it more Madoka Magica creepy or Another/Higurashi creepy? It doesn't have explicit gore, but innocent people die in hideous ways. I'd only watch it if you like to see people suffer (which you don't). The story is incomplete and very disjointetly presented too. incomplete in what ways? i didn't see anything that was incomplete :s and what was so disjointed about it? i rewatched madoka 3 times now and i can't remember anything incomplete or incoherent about it :s but that might just be me (think others will also disagree with you on that) and to answer the OP's question. it's a mindfuck anime (and quite a good one at that) if you don't like tragedy and emotional suffering don't watch it (then you can better watch lyrical nanoha wich doesn't have the mindfuck but still good) |
kickthebucket said: mecharobot said: Adair said: Darn, I really wanted to watch Shadow Star Narutaru...is it more Madoka Magica creepy or Another/Higurashi creepy? It doesn't have explicit gore, but innocent people die in hideous ways. I'd only watch it if you like to see people suffer (which you don't). The story is incomplete and very disjointetly presented too. incomplete in what ways? i didn't see anything that was incomplete :s and what was so disjointed about it? i rewatched madoka 3 times now and i can't remember anything incomplete or incoherent about it :s but that might just be me (think others will also disagree with you on that) and to answer the OP's question. it's a mindfuck anime (and quite a good one at that) if you don't like tragedy and emotional suffering don't watch it (then you can better watch lyrical nanoha wich doesn't have the mindfuck but still good) Actually, I completely agree with mecharobot ^^;; It was a very poor adaptation of a great manga. It misses out enormous chunks of the plot, and the story itself gets cut off about a third of the way through. And I'm not saying this just because I read the manga - I watched the anime first, and felt that it was terribly incomplete, and so then after that I read the manga. But anyway, it's good that you didn't find it incomplete or disjointed, I suppose? :3 ... Wait. I just reread your post, and you say 'Madoka'. Er, are you definitely talking about SS Narutaru? ^^;; Because I suspect you may have misunderstood mecharobot's post. ANYWAY, to OP: Ones that I can think of that haven't been mentioned yet are: Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Possible Black*Rock Shooter (TV) Deadman Wonderland Hellsing in all forms Ookami Kakushi Red Garden You might also find the ending to Wolf's Rain upsetting. |
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Sandileina said: kickthebucket said: mecharobot said: Adair said: Darn, I really wanted to watch Shadow Star Narutaru...is it more Madoka Magica creepy or Another/Higurashi creepy? It doesn't have explicit gore, but innocent people die in hideous ways. I'd only watch it if you like to see people suffer (which you don't). The story is incomplete and very disjointetly presented too. incomplete in what ways? i didn't see anything that was incomplete :s and what was so disjointed about it? i rewatched madoka 3 times now and i can't remember anything incomplete or incoherent about it :s but that might just be me (think others will also disagree with you on that) and to answer the OP's question. it's a mindfuck anime (and quite a good one at that) if you don't like tragedy and emotional suffering don't watch it (then you can better watch lyrical nanoha wich doesn't have the mindfuck but still good) Actually, I completely agree with mecharobot ^^;; It was a very poor adaptation of a great manga. It misses out enormous chunks of the plot, and the story itself gets cut off about a third of the way through. And I'm not saying this just because I read the manga - I watched the anime first, and felt that it was terribly incomplete, and so then after that I read the manga. But anyway, it's good that you didn't find it incomplete or disjointed, I suppose? :3 ... Wait. I just reread your post, and you say 'Madoka'. Er, are you definitely talking about SS Narutaru? ^^;; Because I suspect you may have misunderstood mecharobot's post. ANYWAY, to OP: Ones that I can think of that haven't been mentioned yet are: Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Possible Black*Rock Shooter (TV) Deadman Wonderland Hellsing in all forms Ookami Kakushi Red Garden You might also find the ending to Wolf's Rain upsetting. woops misread his post hahaha xD sorry bout that (still have to watch Narutaru but based on what you 2 said i'll prob go for the manga) |
| School Days? >__< |
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DrRatekkusu said: Don't go near 11eyes. Dont worry, i heard it was terrible anyways :D |
| As soon as I read what you said you would not be okay I was thinking you would hate another, next line and you mention it and I Loled. Anyway avoid Elfen Lied. |
IDex said: the anime is and ends before it gets goodbravesirrobin said: Ga Rei Zero No. Gantz, not because it's gory, but because it's horrible shit. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Here is a list of titles you might want to be cautious of. Interested to see if others feel some are o.k. Click on "show spoiler" to reveal list. An asterisk "*" only indicates additional seasons, movies, ovas, etc. .Anime Title - .Year - .Eps - .My Rating |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
bravesirrobin said: Ga Rei Zero Ga Rei Zero ? LOL, if you think that Ga Rei is an Anime to avoid, then more than half of my Anime List are animes to avoid :s |
| - we started to walk up... the long... long... uphill climb... - Believe in yourself. Don't believe in the me that believes in you or the you that believes in me, believe in the you that believes in you. |
bojacksan said: bravesirrobin said: -- This is NOT general commentary but a direct response to the OP's request in post #1. I suggest you read it. Ga Rei Zero |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| As others have head, stay the hell away from Higurashi and Elfin Lied- both of which I hate to no end as well, so don't worry, I'm right there with you. And yeah, Gantz and Hell Girl should be avoided as well. I would also stay away from Daughters of Mnemosyne. Perfect Blue. It's by Satoshi Kon who did Paprika, but it's really a horror/psychological thriller, so avoid it Paranoia Agent should probably be avoided as well Not sure why Ga-Rei:Zero was mentioned. The first two episodes are scary but once you watch the entire series it's really great. But I suppose if you want to be ultra-safe you may as well avoid it. Avoid the X/1999 movie. You would probably like the series, but the movie is... Well for one it's AWFUL, and two it pretty much has all the stuff you hate. Characters dying for no reason, horror, lots of blood... Check out the series for sure though. |
| Lis mentioned Kemono no Souja Erin on her list- if you can watch Avatar: The Last Airbender, then this should be okay. It's not a muder-mystery and people don't die randomly and there's no creepy atmosphere. She also had Tokyo Magnitude 8.0- again, it's not a murder-mystery, but it's a sad anime. People don't die in unexpected, horrific ways, but a few do die (offscreen). I mean, it's an earthquake. |
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Sweetpea said: Lis mentioned Kemono no Souja Erin on her list- if you can watch Avatar: The Last Airbender, then this should be okay. It's not a muder-mystery and people don't die randomly and there's no creepy atmosphere. She also had Tokyo Magnitude 8.0- again, it's not a murder-mystery, but it's a sad anime. People don't die in unexpected, horrific ways, but a few do die (offscreen). I mean, it's an earthquake. Thanks, this helped. She also mentioned Noir and Madoka Magica, both of which I had no problem with and actually really enjoyed. Once again, it's only the shows where victims are completely helpless and die off randomly that I can't stand. When victims die from fighting, I'm okay with it. |
lisnoire said: Interested to see if others feel some are o.k. I think most actually. Yes, there is a lot of death and even gore in many, but there is usually some context to it like war and tragedy. X for one ain't that bad if you ask me. Movie loses out some context, but the series at least has strong tragedy elements to support it. Basilisk too: horrible deaths, but the setting is a ninja war and the core element is Shakespearean tragedy. Do avoid Genocyber, though. And Ninja Resurrection. But you shouldn't stumble into most of this stuff anyway, unless you actively search for it or just pick your anime completely blind. |
mecharobotMar 18, 2012 5:09 PM
mecharobot said: --Great input from folk. I did say "titles to be cautious with." Because I love the grim, spooky and psychologically tense anime, and love the intensity of stuff like the "kill 'em all Gundams", relating to the OP's sensibilities wasn't easy for me. I don't go looking for the bloody, gory stuff but if it is part of the show, it doesn't bother me.lisnoire said: Interested to see if others feel some are o.k. I think most actually. Yes, there is a lot of death and even gore in many, but there is usually some context to it like war and tragedy. X for one ain't that bad if you ask me. Movie loses out some context, but the series at least has strong tragedy elements to support it. Basilisk too: horrible deaths, but the setting is a ninja war and the core element is Shakespearean tragedy. Do avoid Genocyber, though. And Ninja Resurrection. But you shouldn't stumble into most of this stuff anyway, unless you actively search for it or just pick your anime completely blind. |
lisnoireMar 18, 2012 7:11 PM
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
Adair said: Once again, it's only the shows where victims are completely helpless and die off randomly that I can't stand. When victims die from fighting, I'm okay with it. Then off of her list, Rainbow: Nisha, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shikabane Hime, and Steins;Gate should also be okay. Ghost Hunt is iffy since it is a supernatural mystery series (it has happy, lighthearted, funny arcs along with the creepy ones). Bokurano is also iffy, since they do die fighting but the whole feel is very much an impending-doom one. Ergo Proxy would probably be okay, but it does have a very depressing feel to it. Hellsing/Hellsing Ultimate does have some innocent and rather gruesome deaths, but not unexpected, and it's not an impending-doom thing. |
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| If everyone tells you to avoid certain animes then wont you be more tensed to watch these? |
| School Days |
| My apologies, children, for I am afraid I cannot save you all. |
| Elfen Lied (extreme gore xD) School Days Hellsing Hellsing Ultimate |
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| Innocent people may die at any time unexpectedly, but not knowing in what forms. What a suggestion. I think you got a pretty complete set of shows already. I'll mention Speed Grapher because some of their powers used to kill is pretty crazy and unexpected because you don't know who has it. It's kind of mystery based too so it was pretty unpredictable. Not sure about Jigoku Shoujo, I think it's fine for you, because they usually kill off people who have some "reasons" to die, and usually its episodic nature only refer to the death of one person per episode, although it's all very opinionated whether they're justified to die or not, and how they die can be a bit creative, I suppose. |
Tachii said: Innocent people may die at any time unexpectedly, but not knowing in what forms. What a suggestion. I think you got a pretty complete set of shows already. I'll mention Speed Grapher because some of their powers used to kill is pretty crazy and unexpected because you don't know who has it. It's kind of mystery based too so it was pretty unpredictable. Not sure about Jigoku Shoujo, I think it's fine for you, because they usually kill off people who have some "reasons" to die, and usually its episodic nature only refer to the death of one person per episode, although it's all very opinionated whether they're justified to die or not, and how they die can be a bit creative, I suppose. No, she needs to avoid that show. Not everyone deserves it, and |
| boku no pico and its sequels |
| @ Jigoku shoujo: I thought it was their ideology to not disregard bystanders/innocents. But yeah... there were other bad aspects, like how the victims (no matter deserved or undeserved) are severely undermatched by godlike powers of Ai and her companions. You are watching it fully expecting characters will die, but now knowing how. So yeah, more than enough reason to avoid it I suppose. |
| I am also not sure about Jigoku Shoujo. I am similar to OP (16 year old girl, loved Madoka, can't stomach some parts of Another). Seriously, I thought Jigoku Shoujo and Madoka were on the same level of creepiness. And I really did love the individual stories of Jigoku Shoujo, I think it'd be a waste to not check it out. Just skip the actual "sending to hell" parts, like I did. Anyways, don't watch Mirai Nikki. There's definitely gore and blood and a lot of killing. |
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| Y'all pls this thread is 3 years old let it die It's not even relevant anymore tbh |
Paul said: Higurashi series. Elfen Lied isn't that bad, just don't watch ^ Lmao the necro |
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